Practical Usage of ISPF Dialog Manager

1. Introduction.- 1.1 Historical development.- 1.2 General application area.- 1.3 Comparison with other dialogue systems.- 1.4 The future of ISPF.- 2. General Concepts.- 2.1 Definition of data processing.- 2.2 Definition of dialogue.- 2.3 Dialogue components.- 2.4 Introduction to DTL.- 3. Invocation.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Invocation services.- 3.3 Miscellaneous environmental services.- 3.4 ISPF service invocation.- 3.5 Batch invocation.- 4. Command Procedures.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 CLIST features.- 4.3 REXX features.- 4.4 TSO commands.- 4.5 Command invocation.- 5. Panels.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Panel definition.- 5.3 Preprocessed panels.- 6. Variable Services.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Syntax.- 6.3 Variable pools.- 6.4 Access to variables and pools.- 6.5 Variable services.- 6.6 System variables.- 7. Message Services.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 Form of message.- 7.3 Message processing.- 7.4 Message services.- 7.5 Symbolic parameters.- 7.6 Invocation of messages.- 8. Panel Processing.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 Hardware characteristics.- 8.3 Form of panel.- 8.4 Panel statements.- 8.5 Panel functions.- 8.6 Panel control variables.- 8.7 Dynamic area.- 8.8 Use of dynamic areas.- 8.9 Graphic areas.- 8.10 Use of graphic areas.- 8.11 Scrollable area.- 8.12 Use of scrollable areas.- 8.13 Panel area information.- 8.14 Keylists.- 8.15 Processing sequence in panels.- 8.16 Special panel processing.- 9. Table Services.- 9.1 General form of table.- 9.2 Table input/output.- 9.3 Use of tables.- 9.4 Table operations.- 10. Table Applications.- 10.1 Introduction.- 10.2 Example.- 10.3 Table creation.- 10.4 Input of data into the table.- 10.5 Display of table records.- 10.6 Update of selected table records.- 10.7 Explicit row positioning.- 10.8 Searching on data fields.- 10.9 Termination.- 10.10 Complete CLIST.- 10.11 Equivalent processing for non-keyed table.- 11. File Tailoring Services.- 11.1 General form of skeleton.- 11.2 File tailoring operations.- 11.3 Control statements.- 11.4 Control delimiters.- 11.5 Data record.- 11.6 Symbolic parameters.- 12. File Tailoring Applications.- 12.1 Introduction.- 12.2 Example.- 12.3 Worked example.- 13. Command Table.- 13.1 Introduction.- 13.2 Command hierarchy.- 13.3 Command table format.- 13.4 ISPCMDS - Default command table.- 13.5 Program function keys.- 14. Program Environment.- 14.1 Introduction.- 14.2 ISPF Program interfaces.- 14.3 Program invocation.- 14.4 Program calls.- 14.5 Linkage to services.- 14.6 Linkage to services.- 14.7 Program ISPF parameters.- 14.8 Linkage Editor parameters.- 14.9 Program variable services.- 14.10 Panel exit.- 14.11 Program examples.- 14.12 Sample panel exit.- 15. Help Mode.- 15.1 Introduction.- 15.2 Help panel.- 15.3 Standard help panel.- 15.4 Table of contents.- 15.5 Index.- 15.6 Help panel hierarchy.- 15.7 Field-help.- 15.8 Reference phrase.- 15.9 Definition of help panels.- 15.10 Example.- 16. Miscellaneous Display Services.- 16.1 Introduction.- 16.2 BRIF - Browse interface.- 16.3 BROWSE - Browse a dataset or library member.- 16.4 EDIF - Edit interface.- 16.5 EDIREC - Initialise edit recovery.- 16.6 EDIT - Edit a dataset or library member.- 16.7 VIEW - View a dataset or library member.- 17. Library Management.- 17.1 Introduction.- 17.2 Library Management services.- 17.3 Program invocation example.- 17.4 Worked example.- 18. DTL Example.- 18.1 Introduction.- 18.2 GML definition.- 18.3 Generated display panels.- 18.4 Generated help panels.- 18.5 Generated messages.- 18.6 Generated key list.- 18.7 Generated command table.- 18.8 GETDATE coded procedure.- 18.9 Codedprocedures.- 19. Graphical User Interface.- 19.1 Introduction.- 19.2 Mainframe-workstation mapping.- 19.3 GUI invocation.- 19.4 GUI restrictions.- 19.5 Example.- 20. Test Facilities.- 20.1 Introduction.- 20.2 Test facility invocation.- 20.3 Facilities.- 20.4 Invocation of ISPF from TSO TEST.- Appendix A. Syntax.- Appendix B. Glossary.